Monday, November 12, 2012

A flashback to Ohio State football a year
ago shows one of the worse Ohio State teams in the history of the program.
Leading up to the Wisconsin game, Ohio State had lost to Miami, Michigan State
and Nebraska due to horrible offensive production and a lack luster defense
resulting in a record of 5-3 (1-2). A win over Illinois the following week
showed some glimmer of hope for the Buckeyes but even that wasn't enough for
what was to come. A few hours, later a play had been written in the history
books that burns in the minds of Badger fans.A Hail Mary against Wisconsin from Michigan State. Before their eyes and with one play,
Wisconsin hopes of going to a title game was dashed and with their title hopes
dashed, they were going to take it out against Ohio State. Under running back
Monte Ball, quarterback Russell Wilson and other talent, this team was putting
up absurd numbers that would make their opponents think they had no chance of
winning.

Fast forward one week
later; senior year, everyone you've ever seen in school gathered to see the
execution of the Buckeyes to the hands of the rivaled Badgers who were favored
in Ohio Stadium. The numbing feeling that your last game as a student would be
a defeat was hard enough to comprehend especially after seeing your team go
down in Madison,WI the year before. Homecoming night, Halloween weekend, the
Buckeyes take the field to a scarlet crowed of nuts who were underdogs in a
place that was suppose to be intimidating to visiting teams. The band plays the
fight song, the teams enter onto the field and the ball is kicked, game on... A
closely battled contest occurs between two teams but what happens next is
something one could never forget. After hitting WR Jared Abbrederis with a wide
open pass, the Buckeyes looked done for and the night was ruined. Surely this
isn't going to happen. Less than two minutes later,Braxton throws a 40 yard pass to Devin Smithto send the crowd into a frenzy. A few plays
later students, friends, alum and I rush the field to celebrate one of the
greatest victories in OSU history and to cheer on the team. The Buckeyes had
did it and managed a difficult win over a favored and talented team. A win that
forever changed the way everyone thought about the football team, to never give
up and never take for granted the wins over an opponent. What a game…